The Employment Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2019/535
Year2019

2019 No. 535

Exiting The European Union

Terms And Conditions Of Employment

The Employment Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Made 4th March 2019

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19721in relation to measures relating to employment rights and duties2and measures relating to working time3.

In accordance with paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 20184, and paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2, to the European Communities Act 1972 a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, and section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2, to the European Communities Act 1972, and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for certain references to provisions of EU instruments to be construed as references to those provisions as amended from time to time.

S-1 Citation, commencement and extent

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Rights (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day, subject to paragraph (2).

(2) The following provisions of these Regulations come into force the day after the day on which these Regulations are made—

(a)

(a) this regulation;

(b)

(b) in Schedule 1—

(i) paragraph 9,

(ii) paragraph 11(c), and

(iii) paragraph 16(c);

and regulation 2(1), as it relates to those provisions.

(3) Any amendment by these Regulations of an enactment has the same extent as the enactment amended.

S-2 Amendments to employment rights legislation

Amendments to employment rights legislation

2.—(1) Schedule 1 (which amends employment rights legislation extending to England and Wales and Scotland, and contains a saving provision) has effect.

(2) Schedule 2 (which amends the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999 which extend to the whole of the United Kingdom, and contains saving and transitional provisions) has effect.

Kelly Tolhurst

Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

4th March 2019

SCHEDULE 1

Regulation 2(1)

AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS LEGISLATION EXTENDING TO ENGLAND AND WALES, AND SCOTLAND

1 PRIMARY LEGISLATION

PART 1

PRIMARY LEGISLATION

The Employment Rights Act 1996

The Employment Rights Act 1996

SCH-1.1

1. The Employment Rights Act 19965is amended as follows.

SCH-1.2

2. In section 796(entitlement to parental leave - supplemental) omit subsection (3).

SCH-1.3

3. In Schedule 2, in paragraph 10 (validity of provisions deriving from certain regulations) at the end insert “before the repeal of that subsection by section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 20187.

SCH-1.4

4. The Employment Relations Act 1999

In section 19 of the Employment Relations Act 19998(part-time work) omit subsection (4).

SCH-1.5

5. The Employment Act 2002

In section 45 of the Employment Act 20029(fixed-term work) omit subsection (4).

SCH-1.6

6. The Employment Relations Act 2004

In section 42 of the Employment Relations Act 200410(information and consultation)—

(a) omit subsection (5);

(b) in subsection (6) for “(2) to (5)” substitute “(2) to (4)”.

2 SECONDARY LEGISLATION

PART 2

SECONDARY LEGISLATION

The Working Time Regulations 1998

The Working Time Regulations 1998

SCH-1.7

7. The Working Time Regulations 199811are amended as follows.

SCH-1.8

8. In regulation 1812(excluded sectors)—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

“(aa) to workers to whom the Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 200413apply;”;

(ii) omit sub-paragraph (b);

(b) in paragraph (4) for the words from “ Directive 2002/15/EC” to the end substitute “the Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 200514apply”.

SCH-1.9

9. In regulation 28(1)15(enforcement) in the definition of “relevant road transport worker” for “Council Regulation (EEC) 3820/85” substitute “Council Regulation (EC) No 561/200616”.

The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2002

The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2002

SCH-1.10

10. The Statutory Paternity Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 200217are amended as follows.

SCH-1.11

11. In regulation 3 (treatment of persons in other EEA States as employees)—

(a) in the heading omit “other”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (a) omit the words “other than the United Kingdom”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (b) after “1408/71” insert “as amended from time to time or Regulation (EC) No 883/2004of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 as amended from time to time on the coordination of social security systems”.

SCH-1.12

12. In regulation 5 (entitlement to statutory paternity pay where person has worked in an EEA State)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (b) for “another” substitute “an”;

(ii) for “the other EEA” substitute “the EEA”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (b) for “another” substitute “an”;

(ii) for “the other EEA” substitute “the EEA”.

SCH-1.13

13. In regulation 6 (entitlement to statutory adoption pay where person has worked in an EEA State)—

(a) in paragraph (b) for “another” substitute “an”;

(b) for “the other EEA” substitute “the EEA”.

SCH-1.14

14. Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013

In Schedule 1 (employment tribunals rules of procedure) to the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 201318

(a) omit paragraph 33 (evidence from other EU Member States);

(b) omit paragraph 100 (references to the Court of Justice of the European Union).

The Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2014

The Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 2014

SCH-1.15

15. The Statutory Shared Parental Pay (Persons Abroad and Mariners) Regulations 201419are amended as follows.

SCH-1.16

16. In regulation 5 (treatment of persons in other EEA States as employees)—

(a) in the heading omit “other”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (a) omit “other than the United Kingdom”;

(c) in sub-paragraph (b) after “1408/71” insert “as amended from time to time or Regulation (EC) 883/2004of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 as amended from time to time on the coordination of social security systems”.

SCH-1.17

17. In regulation 7 (entitlement to statutory shared parental pay where person has worked in an EEA State)—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (c), for “another” substitute “an”;

(ii) for “the other EEA” substitute “the EEA”;

(b) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (c), for “another” substitute “an”;

(ii) for “the other EEA” substitute “the EEA”.

SCH-1.18

18. In Schedule 2 (modifications for adoptions from overseas) in paragraph 6(1), in the modified version of regulation 7(1)(2)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (c), for “another” substitute “an”;

(b) for “the other EEA” substitute “the EEA”.

The Posted Workers (Enforcement of Employment Rights) Regulations 2016

The Posted Workers (Enforcement of Employment Rights) Regulations 2016

SCH-1.19

19. The Posted Workers (Enforcement of Employment Rights) Regulations 201620are amended as follows.

SCH-1.20

20.—(1) Regulation 4 (scope of application of Part 2) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2)—

(a)

(a) for the definition of “employer” substitute—

““employer” means a service provider established in the United Kingdom or a Member State which posts or hires out workers in a manner described by paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Directive 96/71/EC21;”;

(b)

(b) in the definition of “posted worker in the construction sector”, in paragraph (a), omit “other than the United Kingdom”.

(3) After paragraph (2) insert—

SCH-1.3

“3 For the purposes of the definition of “employer” in paragraph (2), paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Directive 96/71/ECis to be read as if—

(a) in point (a)—

(i) after “post workers to” there were inserted “the United Kingdom or”;

(ii) after “operating in” there were inserted “the United Kingdom or”;

(b) in point (b), after “by the group in” there were inserted “the United Kingdom or”;

(c) in point (c), after “operating in” there were inserted “the United Kingdom or”.”

SCH-1.21

21. In regulation 11 (cross-border enforcement of financial penalties) omit “other than the United Kingdom” in each place it occurs.

3 SAVING PROVISION

PART 3

SAVING PROVISION

SCH-1.22

22. The amendments made by Part 1 of this Schedule do not affect the validity of any regulations that came into force before exit day and were made under any of the Acts amended by that Part.

SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 2(2)

AMENDMENTS TO THE TRANSNATIONAL INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION OF EMPLOYEES REGULATIONS 1999

1 PART 1

PART 1

Amendments to the Regulations

Amendments to the Regulations

SCH-2.1

1. The Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 199922are amended as follows.

SCH-2.2

2. Throughout the Regulations in each place they occur—

(a) for “Member State” substitute “Relevant State”;

(b) for “Member States” substitute “Relevant States”.

SCH-2.3

3. In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

(a) In paragraph (1)—

(i) for the definition of “European Works Council” substitute—

““European Works Council” means the council, established—

(a) before exit day under and in accordance with regulation 17, or regulation 18 and the provisions of the Schedule, or

(b) where appropriate, under and in accordance with the provisions of the law or practice of a Relevant State other than the United Kingdom which are designed to give effect to Article 6 of, or Article 7 of and the Annex to, the...

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